What's the median rent in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

The median monthly rent across Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is £685.

How well-connected is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 37 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

There are 1 schools within 2 km of Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 69379 m away.

What is the council tax band in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

The most common council tax band in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is A. Council tax is set by Gwynedd council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd to central London is approximately 262 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.

Is gigabit broadband available in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

57% of premises in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.

What is the average property price in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

The average property price across Gwynedd (the local authority covering Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd) is approximately £199,316, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.

Is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £25,179.)

Which local areas are part of Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd contains 4 local areas: Gwynedd 009A, Gwynedd 009C, Gwynedd 009D, Gwynedd 009B.

Where is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd sits within Gwynedd in the Wales region.

What is the average rent in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

The estimated median monthly rent in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is £685. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.

Is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd a safe place to live?

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd has a safety score of 52/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.

What schools are near Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

0% of schools within 2 km of Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

Public-transport commute time from Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd to central London is approximately 262 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd different from the rest of Gwynedd?

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.

Where does Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd rank in Gwynedd?

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd scores 81/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Gwynedd, see the Cities table on the Gwynedd page.

Neighbourhood · Gwynedd · Wales

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

Gwynedd 009 · 4 sub-areas · 6,050 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (68/100)Watch-out: Retirees (37/100)Liveability 81/100 · Top quartile

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is a mid-density neighbourhood of Gwynedd in the Wales region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.

Median rent

£685+1.6%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

74.4

Above median

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

149 min

Direct to Liverpool

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

1 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

81/100

Top quartile

Population

6,050

4 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

A snapshot of Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £685 a month.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £685 a month — 38% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band A.

Median rentCouncil area

£685/mo

Up 1.6% on last year

−£415 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

—

Awaiting council tax / EPC data

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Years to save 10% deposit

2.4 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−52% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £639/mo · £320/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£530/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£639/mo£320/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£759/mo£253/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£1,003/mo£251/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£598/mo

Terraced house£665/mo

Semi-detached£727/mo

Detached house£837/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

38%

of take-home

£685/mo per person · take-home £1,804/moTight but workable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

18%

of take-home

£320/mo per person · take-home £1,804/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

14%

of take-home

£253/mo per person · take-home £1,804/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

19%

of take-home

£343/mo per person · take-home £1,804/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£640/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£121,625

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£199,3163.3% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£640/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)6.3%

Years to save 10% deposit2.4 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel poverty

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area—

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area—

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B2%

Households in fuel poverty—

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

Safety scores 52/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 26% below the national average (74.4 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

74.4

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 9 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

52/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

—

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

35.8 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

17.8 /1k

Public order

3.8 /1k

Vehicle crime

0.7 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

8.9 /1k

Burglary

1.8 /1k

Other theft

4.6 /1k

Shoplifting

7.3 /1k

Drugs

0.9 /1k

Possession of weapons

1.1 /1k

Robbery

1.3 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

Moderate transport links — 43/100; nearest rail station is Blaenau Ffestiniog at around 2971 m; Liverpool is reachable in 149 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

43/100

Below median

Best hub commute

149 min

Direct to Liverpool

WFH share

17%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Blaenau Ffestiniog

3.0 km walk · 149 min to Liverpool

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Liverpool in 149 min

Londonapprox

262 min

Manchesterapprox

186 min

Birminghamapprox

209 min

Leedsapprox

238 min

Liverpoolapprox

149 min

Bristolapprox

320 min

Sheffieldapprox

248 min

Edinburghapprox

356 min

Glasgowapprox

351 min

Cardiffapprox

267 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)17% work from home

Drive64%Public transport4%Walk / cycle11%Work from home17%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit reaches around 57% of premisesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · 57% of premises

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area57% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area57% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area79%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

1 schools within a 2 km radius; around 0% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm.

School scoreHow? →

0/100

Bottom 10%

Schools within 2 km

0 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

Of all schools within 2 km

−70.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

69.4 km

Nearest Good or Outstanding: 57.6 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks0≤ 500 m
Playgrounds0≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)0≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)0≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

38/100

Not ideal

Schools (0% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

47/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

68/100

Good fit

Liveability 81/100, safety 52/100 and median rent at £685/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

37/100

Not ideal

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

65/100

Good fit

Gross yield 6.3%, capital growth +3.3% YoY, 0% private-rented stock — strong tenant pool with reasonable demand and supply balance.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

53/100

Mixed

Rental stock or transit access fall short — easier neighbourhoods exist for solo renters who need flexibility.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 demographic profile.

Age profile

Under 1819%18–3419%35–4916%50–6423%65+24%

Tenure

Households

One person38%Couple with children16%Lone parent11%Other3%

Property types

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 2/100

Ethnic group

White99%Asian0%Black0%Mixed1%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born97%Born outside UK3%

Religion

Christian42%Muslim0%No religion48%Other1%

Education and health29% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)28.9%−4.6 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications18.4%

Self-rated good or very good health80.5%

Self-rated bad or very bad health5.9%

Disabled (Equality Act)19.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.48 jobs per resident); median resident salary £25,179/year; 3.1% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£25,179/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

—

ONS ILO method — unemployed as % of economically active

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

69,000

0.48 jobs per working-age resident

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

20.6%

Retail & hospitality

25.7%

Education

11.9%

Manufacturing

5.5%

Professional

2.8%

Construction

4.8%

Tech & ICT

1.7%

Finance

0.5%

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

4 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Gwynedd 009A	£685	85	16	72	View →
Gwynedd 009C	£685	78	64	14	View →
Gwynedd 009D	£685	75	75	0	View →
Gwynedd 009B	£685	94	40	72	View →

Postcodes covered

In Gwynedd 009D

LL40 2PG LL41 3AQ

In Gwynedd 009B

LL41 3AA LL41 3AD LL41 3AE LL41 3AF LL41 3AJ LL41 3AL LL41 3AN LL41 3AP LL41 3AR LL41 3AS LL41 3AU LL41 3AW LL41 3AX LL41 3AY LL41 3AZ LL41 3BA LL41 3BB LL41 3BF LL41 3BH LL41 3BJ LL41 3BQ LL41 3BS LL41 3BT LL41 3BX LL41 3BZ LL41 3DB LL41 3DF LL41 3DG LL41 3DH LL41 3DJ LL41 3DL LL41 3DN LL41 3DP LL41 3DQ LL41 3DR LL41 3DS LL41 3DT LL41 3DU LL41 3DW LL41 3DX LL41 3DY LL41 3DZ LL41 3EA LL41 3EB LL41 3ED LL41 3EE LL41 3EF LL41 3EG LL41 3EH LL41 3EJ LL41 3EN LL41 3EP LL41 3EQ LL41 3EW LL41 3EX LL41 3LJ LL41 3LQ LL41 3LX LL41 3LZ LL41 3TU LL41 3TY LL41 3UA LL41 3UB LL41 3UD LL41 3UE LL41 3UF LL41 3UG

In Gwynedd 009A

LL41 3AG LL41 3BD LL41 3BE LL41 3BG LL41 3BL LL41 3BN LL41 3BP LL41 3BW LL41 3DA LL41 3ER LL41 3ES LL41 3HB LL41 3HD LL41 3HE LL41 3HG LL41 3HH LL41 3HL LL41 3HP LL41 3HR LL41 3HS LL41 3HT LL41 3HU LL41 3HW LL41 3HY LL41 3LA LL41 3LB LL41 3LD LL41 3LE LL41 3LF LL41 3LG LL41 3LH LL41 3LL LL41 3LN LL41 3LP LL41 3LR LL41 3LS LL41 3LT LL41 3LW LL41 3LY LL41 3NA LL41 3NB LL41 3ND LL41 3NE LL41 3NN LL41 3NP LL41 3NR LL41 3NS LL41 3NT LL41 3NU LL41 3NW LL41 3NY LL41 3PA LL41 3PB LL41 3PD LL41 3PE LL41 3PF LL41 3PG LL41 3PH LL41 3PJ LL41 3PL LL41 3PN LL41 3PP LL41 3PR LL41 3PS LL41 3PT LL41 3PU LL41 3PW LL41 3PY LL41 3RA LL41 3RB LL41 3RD LL41 3RE LL41 3RF LL41 3RG LL41 3RH LL41 3RL LL41 3RN LL41 3RP LL41 3RR LL41 3RS LL41 3RT LL41 3RU LL41 3RW LL41 3RY LL41 3SA LL41 3SB LL41 3SE LL41 3SF LL41 3SG LL41 3SH LL41 3SL LL41 3SN LL41 3SP LL41 3SR LL41 3SS LL41 3ST LL41 3SU LL41 3SW LL41 3SY LL41 3TA LL41 3TB LL41 3TD LL41 3TE LL41 3TF LL41 3TG LL41 3TH LL41 3TL LL41 3TN LL41 3TP LL41 3TW LL41 3UH LL41 3UL LL41 3UN LL41 3UP LL41 3UR LL41 3UT LL41 3UU LL41 3UW LL41 3UY LL41 3YA LL41 3YB LL41 3YD LL41 3YE LL41 3YF LL41 3YG LL41 3YH LL41 3YJ LL41 3YL LL41 3YN LL41 3YP

In Gwynedd 009C

LL41 3EL

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FAQ

Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: The median monthly rent across Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is £685.
How safe is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
How well-connected is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 37 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: There are 1 schools within 2 km of Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 69379 m away.
What is the council tax band in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: The most common council tax band in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is A. Council tax is set by Gwynedd council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd to central London is approximately 262 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
Is gigabit broadband available in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: 57% of premises in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.
What is the average property price in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: The average property price across Gwynedd (the local authority covering Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd) is approximately £199,316, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
Is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £25,179.)
Which local areas are part of Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd contains 4 local areas: Gwynedd 009A, Gwynedd 009C, Gwynedd 009D, Gwynedd 009B.
Where is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd sits within Gwynedd in the Wales region.

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Frequently asked about Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

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What is the average rent in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: The estimated median monthly rent in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is £685. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
Is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd a safe place to live?: Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd has a safety score of 52/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
What schools are near Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: 0% of schools within 2 km of Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd?: Public-transport commute time from Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd to central London is approximately 262 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd different from the rest of Gwynedd?: Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
Where does Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd rank in Gwynedd?: Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd scores 81/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Gwynedd, see the Cities table on the Gwynedd page.

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